The Swiss National Library has been collecting printed music since 1918.
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Content and scope
- Works published by Swiss music publishers
- Works of Swiss composers published abroad
- Musical adaptations of texts by Swiss composers published abroad
- Published compositions that deal with Switzerland
- Copies of music manuscripts by members of the Swiss Musicians’ Association SONART (1949–2019)
- Recordings of music when they are attached to publications. The collection of Swiss music recordings is held at the Swiss National Sound Archives in Lugano.
Collection principles
- One copy of each publication is deposited and archived
- On paper
Research and access
- Documents listed in Helveticat
- One issue per year of “The Swiss Book” has been devoted to printed music since 1956.
Last modification 23.06.2022
